No. 1,716 in Catalan

dels

"Of the" or "from the."

In a sentence

Vaig veure un dels ocells al parc.
I saw one of the birds in the park.
Here, 'dels' acts as a contraction of the preposition 'de' (of) combined with the article 'els' (the, plural masculine), meaning 'of the'.
Els llibres dels estudiants són a la taula.
The students' books are on the table.
In this sentence, 'dels' signifies possession, meaning 'of the' when referring to the students owning the books.
Va parlar amb els amics dels veïns.
He/she talked with the neighbors' friends.
Here, 'dels' connects 'els amics' (the friends) with 'els veïns' (the neighbors) to indicate association or belonging.

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